Bob L. Tucker

Bob Lawrence Tucker (1915-1994) was a US Army lieutenant who served in the US 506th Infantry Regiment during World War II.

Biography
Bob Lawrence Tucker was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1915, and he worked in a car parts factory before enlisting in the US Army at the start of World War II in December 1941. He went to Army Officer Training School and became a lieutenant in the US 506th Infantry Regiment, and he took part in the Operation Overlord invasion in 1944. Tucker fought in the Brecourt Manor Assault, during which he led his squad against four German howitzer batteries while serving as its submachine gunner.